Are Pride Flags Political? Hamtramck Votes to Ban Non-Government Flags
Always an immigrant destination, Hamtramck is the first U.S. city with an all-Muslim council and mayor. Hamtramck's motto used to be "A Touch of Europe in America." Now residents come from around the world.Photo byGordon Johnson.
Read full storyLech Walesa: The Last Cold Warrior Comes to Ann Arbor
Walesa to America: ‘This your fate: a God-given role to lead the world’. Lech Walesa, the electrician-turned-revolutionary who became the first freely elected president of post-communist Poland.Image via the the University of Michigan.
Read full storyOrchard Lake Schools Topples Historic Victorian Lakefront Mansion, Empties Its Library - Angry Poles Fighting Back
Without any formal announcement, Orchard Lake Schools demolished its 130-year-old historic Victorian Mansion.- Images courtesy Polskie Lobby. Without warning, Orchard Lake Schools on Wednesday had contractors demolish the historic Orchard Lake Victorian mansion. Angry donors promised to sue.
Read full storyMotown: The Musical Veterans Meet Jersey Boys to Create The Doo Wop Project, an Ode to Old Detroit
DETROIT — When The Doo Wop Project arrived at Detroit's 103-year-old Orchestra Hall, the fire alarms went off, sending the audience onto the sidewalks waiting for the Fire Department to tell them they were good to go. Soon, everyone was cheering as two Detroit classics combined.
Read full storyOrchard Lake Regents Cancel Polish Fair, Polish Seminary, Michigan's Polish Community Fighting Back Sunday
Campus divided: Orchard Lake Regents split 16–13 on removing the Polish Seminary, Michigan’s oldest place of Catholic formation. Polish leaders hold prayer march at Orchard Lake's Shrine of St. John Paul the Great.Photo by Renata Frącz.
Read full storyNBC's American Auto Shows Why Hollywood Doesn't Get Detroit, the Midwest or Most of Its Ever-Shrinking Audience
American Auto, the latest NBC attempt to redo The Office and Superstore - this time in Detroit, Michigan - shows Hollywood lost touch with middle America. Jon Barinholtz and Tye White in American Auto.NBC publicity image by Greg Gayne.
Read full storyThat Wonderful '65 Love Affair? Michigan Revives the Iconic Water Winter Wonderland Plate Just in Time for Christmas
Long before Pure Michigan and Say Yes, the Great Lakes State thrived with the Water Winter Wonderland Campaign. The revived “Water-Winter Wonderland” plate is back.Image courtesy Michigan Secretary of State.
Read full storyMichigan Catholics, Polish Americans Gather Sunday in Fight to Save Orchard Lake Seminary: Tired of Deception
Orchard Lake Regent claimed Polish students couldn't come to Orchard Lake anymore, the Polish bishops said that claim was false. St. John Paul the Great and Father Walter Ziemba at Orchard Lake in 1976.Polish Seminary Archives.
Read full storyAretha Franklin Wins New “Respect,” as Her Song Is Ranked the No. 1 Song of All Time by Rolling Stone
Aretha Franklin zooms to new fame: From a new Post Office, to her freeway to a top film and now, the №1 song of all time. Above: a 1968 publicity photo of Aretha FranklinBillboard magazine via Wikimedia Commons.
Read full storyState of Michigan to Unemployed: Happy Labor Day — Now Get Back to Work
Notices arrived Saturday saying benefits are cut off immediately, the state announced over a holiday weekend devoted to labor, work. On Monday, Labor Day, recipients found they couldn't even collect payments for past-due benefits.Photo by Alevision. co on Unsplash.
Read full storyDiocese of Lansing Releases Realignment Plan: What Will Catholic Churches Look Like After New Parish Pairings?
Michigan's Lansing Diocese is a global role model for evangelization, but it’s still shrinking in low-growth Rust Belt region. The Diocese of Lansing Realign Resources for Mission committee recently released its recommendations after two years of work.Image courtesy of the Diocese of Lansing.
Read full storyIf Your Car Lease is Expiring, It's Time to 'Use or Lose' Your Unused Miles
Road trips before the end of a lease? More than a third of new vehicles were leased in 2019 —it’s time to use up your miles?. Road trips are soaring as 2019 car leases expire.Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay.
Read full storyThe One Song Explaining Why We Can't Stay Away From Myrtle Beach
Where it All Began: ‘The Summer of 19 You and Me’ reveals why we keep returning to Myrtle Beach. Grand Strand piers are magnets for visitors throughout the year.Image by Joe Chiaro from Pixabay.
Read full storyProdigal Daughter? Is Britney Spears Becoming a Catholic?
Britney Spears gained fame singing in a Catholic school girl dress: Is she finally converting?. Britney Spears live in concert, 1999.Photo via Wikimedia Commons. God’s sense of humor? In the 1990s, we parents of Millennials got nervous as our pre-teen kids moved from adoring the purple Barney the Dinosaur to liking provocative Britney Spears.
Read full storyThe Return of Coleman Young? Son of Former Mayor Coming to the City-County Building Bearing His Name?
DETROIT — Coleman Young II, one of the top vote-getters in the citywide “at large” City Council primary election, is almost certainly heading toward the City-County Building named for his legendary father.
Read full storyWho Decides? Pelosi, San Francisco Archbishop Cordileone Debate the Meaning of Devout
When your Church says one thing and the polls say another. Speaker Nancy Pelosi with Catholic Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian after discussing religious freedom in China.Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Read full storyVaccinated? Michigan Doesn’t Widely Report the First Question Asked After a COVID-19 Death
When someone dies of COVID, everyone asks, ‘Were they vaccinated?’ Why states should add that key detail to their death tallies. Michigan isn't yet reporting the first question asked after a COVID-19 death: Were they vaccinated?Image by Fernando Zhiminaicela from Pixabay.
Read full storyOrchard Lake Vice-Chancellor Tony Koterba Battled for God, Country and OL St. Mary’s
ORCHARD LAKE, Mich. — From Ford factory floors to the young men who emulated him at St. Mary’s Prep to executives and clergy who needed his counsel, Tony Koterba always inspired others.
Read full storyCandice Miller on Flooding: ‘We All Knew It Was Coming’ - What About the Next Storm?
DETROIT — The Great Lakes Water Authority is expected to appoint former U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Collins to investigate June and July flooding that damaged more than 23,000 area homes.
Read full storyChristie Brinkley Shares Secret to Staying Young After Age 67: Gratitude
Decades ago, Christie Brinkley was warned, “by the time you’re 30, you’ll be chewed up and spit out.”. Supermodel Christie Brinkley winds up to throw an autographed football in 1999.USO photo via Wikimedia Commons.
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